Police Chief Blames Car Thieves and Migrants for Increase in Crime

The crime rate in Moscow climbed 4 percent in 2012, with a higher number of car thefts and crimes committed in public places, Moscow police chief Anatoly Yakunin said.

Presenting his first report on Wednesday before the Moscow City Duma since taking over as head of the police last June, Yakunin said officers recorded over 180,000 crimes in Moscow in 2012, 4 percent more than in the previous year, Kommersant reported Thursday.